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2010 Endorsements for Senator Doll
Senator
Doll is honored to be endorsed or supported by the following
organizations for re-election to the Minnesota Senate in
2010:
Senate District 40 DFL
Senator Doll was unanimously endorsed for re-election to the
Minnesota Senate by Senate District
40 DFLers
at their endorsing convention on March 6, 2010.
Clean Water Action
"Clean
Water Action is
an organization of 1.2 million members working to empower
people to take action to protect America's waters, build
healthy communities and to make democracy work for all of
us. For 36 years Clean Water Action has succeeded in winning
some of the nation's most important environmental
protections through grassroots organizing, expert policy
research and political advocacy focused on holding elected
officials accountable to the public. "
Sierra Club
The Sierra
Club has
over 700,000 members. It is America's oldest and
largest grassroots environmental organization. "The North
Star Chapter is one of the Club's oldest, recently
celebrating its 39th anniversary helping to preserve and
protect the environment in Minnesota."
Minnesota Nurses Association
The
Minnesota Nurses Association is the professional
organization for Registered Nurses and speaks for our
members and for nursing to:
1) promote the
professional, economic and personal well-being of nurses
2) uphold and
advance excellence, integrity and autonomy in the practice
of nursing
3) advocate for
quality care that is accessible and affordable for patients
Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees is an
organization comprised of members who are governmental
employees for whom MAPE is
the exclusive representative.
An alliance of organizations and individuals united behind a
vision for racial, social and economic justice. We are
the only permanent, multi-issue, multi-constituency
organization in Minnesota. We have 30 member
organizations, which include the largest grassroots
organizations in the state, together representing more than
350,000 Minnesotans. We also have over 6,000
individual members.
TakeAction’s mission is to unite the power of diverse
individuals, communities, and organizations in active
grassroots democracy that builds social, racial, and
economic justice. We envision a Minnesota dedicated to the
principles of strong communities, democracy, and equal
opportunity for all.
Education Minnesota
Education Minnesota,
formed in 1998 with the merger of the Minnesota Federation
of Teachers and the Minnesota Education Association, is an
organization of 70,000 educators in Minnesota, "working
together for excellence in
education for all Minnesota students."
Planned Parenthood of MN, ND, SD Action Fund
"Planned
Parenthood is
a respected and trusted name in Minnesota with three out of
four Minnesotans having a favorable opinion of our clinics
and services. We serve 65,000 women and men
annually, and more than 95% of our services are dedicated to
preventing unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted
disease and infections."
SEIU
The 2.2 million-member Service
Employees International Union
is the fastest-growing union in North America, and its
membership is among the most diverse in the labor movement.
Since 1996, 1.2 million workers in three key sectors have
united with SEIU, making it the
largest healthcare union, with members in
hospitals, nursing homes, and home care; the
largest property services union with members in
the building cleaning and security industries, including
janitors, security officers, superintendents, maintenance
workers, window cleaners, and doormen and women; and the
second largest public employee union with more
than 1 million local and state government workers, public
school employees, bus drivers, and child care providers.
Minnesota Farmers Union PAC
"Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU)
works to protect and enhance the economic interests and
quality of life of family farmers and ranchers and rural
communities. MFU is a nonprofit membership-based
organization. Membership is open to farmers and
non-farmers."
CARE-PAC (Care Providers of Minnesota)
Care Providers of Minnesota is a statewide trade association
representing no-for-profit organizations which provide
skilled nursing care, assisted living services, independent
senior housing, boarding care, intermediate care for the
mentally retarded, home health care, adult cay care, and
other alternative services for elderly and disabled persons.
Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council
The Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council is the
umbrella organization for union construction crafts. Our
jurisdictional area covers the following counties: Anoka,
Carver, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Mille Lacs,
Scott, Sibley, Wright, Eastern portion of Sherburne, and
Western half of Dakota. We seek to ensure state of the art
training programs, livable wages, and safe working
conditions for men and women in the construction industry.
Our membership is currently approximately 17,000 workers.
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